Vascular Surgery Registrar

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• Full time, fixed term role commencing September 2025 to May 2026
• Enterprise Agreement:  Doctors in Training
• $129, $177, salary packaging + super

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the Department of Vascular Surgery

The Department of Vascular Surgery, as part of the Surgery, Anaesthesia & Procedural Medicine Division (SAPM), is responsible for the provision of services within the specialty to patients across Austin Health. The Head of Unit is A/Prof Jason Chuen. It provides a wide spectrum of services from outpatient and emergency management, vascular diagnostics, inpatient management, open and endovascular surgery as required with active teaching and research programs.

Located primarily at the Austin Hospital campus, the Unit is committed to the provision of high-quality patient care and maintains an ongoing commitment to Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching. Also provided is a consultative service for other Units within Austin Health. Weekly outpatient clinics are run at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital campus of Austin Health.

Ward 6 West is the home vascular surgery ward located on level 6 of the Austin Tower. There is also a comprehensive Vascular Laboratory co-located on 6 North.

About the role 

A vascular surgical registrar is a key team member in the functioning of the Vascular Surgery Unit. The registrar team forms part of the departmental junior medical staff which administers day-to-day clinical management of patients under the direction of surgical specialists and the Head of Unit.

Duties may include operative care, diagnostic procedures, ward and outpatient-based patient management, teaching, research and administrative tasks to support these functions according to the standards of Austin Health. Austin Health will assist in meeting the training requirements of RACS SET trainees in accordance with industrial guidelines and agreements. Please refer to the position description for the full list of position responsibilities.

About you 

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

• Registered Medical Practitioner in Australia (or the ability to be registered).
• Appropriate surgical training and experience for the role.
• Demonstrated commitment to high quality patient care.
• Demonstrated capability and interest in research.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels.
• Demonstrated surgical competency.
• Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration.

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Jason Chuen, Dir Vascular Surgery,

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Monday 1 September 2025